Where does “Nua-Ghaeilge” come from?

Nua-Ghaeilge (Irish) comes from Irish gaeilge, from Irish Gaedhilge, from Irish Gaedhealg, from Old Irish Goídelc, from Old Irish Goídel, from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Nua-Ghaeilge (Irish): New Irish (cf. New English), Modern Irish (language)

Definitions

  1. New Irish (cf. New English), Modern Irish (language)

Ancestry of “Nua-Ghaeilge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgaeilgeany Gaelic language
2IrishGaedhilgeObsolete spelling of Gaeilge
3IrishGaedhealg
4Old IrishGoídelcthe Old Irish language
5Old IrishGoídelGael
6Old WelshGuoidelwild man, warrior
7Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
8Proto-Celticwēduswild
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu-Every word from Proto-Celtic wēdusEvery word from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel
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